The Effects of Multimodal Collaboration Technology on Subjective Workload Profiles of Tactical Air Battle Management Teams

Abstract

A tactical air battle management task required a team of two weapons directors, two strike operators, and a tanker operator to communicate with each other in order to coordinate offensive and defensive air attacks, and aerial refueling. This study compared the impact of two types of communication modalities (Voice or Picture Chat) and the number of enemy targets (4 or 6) on team performance and perceived team workload. Three subjective workload scales were evaluated in their ability to characterize task difficulty, communication demands, and demands of the different team roles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA472488

Entities

People

  • Benjamin A. Knott
  • Robert S. Bolia
  • Scott M. Galster
  • Victor S. Finomore
  • W. T. Nelson

Organizations

  • General Dynamics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircrafts
  • Battle Management
  • Battles
  • Control Systems
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Systems
  • Military Research
  • Refueling In Flight
  • Teamwork
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Warfare
  • Workload

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.